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Boat-tailed grackle

Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

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The boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 111.2 g to 206.5 g and live up to 12.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)
Photo: Connie Denyes · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the boat-tailed grackle

Weight
111.2 g – 206.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
13.9 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the boat-tailed grackle

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Boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)
Connie Denyes · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the boat-tailed grackle live?

Not recorded

What is the boat-tailed grackle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found as a permanent resident on the coasts of the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.

From the Wikipedia article “Boat-tailed grackle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boat-tailed_grackle&oldid=1345426167), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the boat-tailed grackle endangered?

The boat-tailed grackle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the boat-tailed grackle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusQuiscalus
  7. SpeciesQuiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

Synonyms Cassidix major, Cassidix mexicanus major, Megaquiscalus major macrourus, Megaquiscalus major major, Quiscalus macrourus, Quiscalus major macrourus, Quiscalus mexicanus macrourus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • quíscal d'aiguamollCatalan
  • vlhovec člunoocasýCzech
  • gregl fawrWelsh
  • Bådhalet GrackelDanish
  • BootschwanzgrackelGerman
  • Bootschwanz-GrackelGerman
  • marĉa nigrikteroEsperanto
  • Marmarĉa kviskaloEsperanto
  • Zanate marismeñoSpanish
  • Quiscale de pantanoSpanish
  • mölyturpiaaliFinnish
  • Quiscale des maraisFrench
  • dugorepi vranjakCroatian
  • nagy csónakfarkúHungarian
  • Gracula codalargaItalian
  • gracchio maggiore americanoItalian
  • キタオナガクロムクドリモドキJapanese
  • funaokuromukudorimodokiJapanese
  • plačiauodegis kviskalasLithuanian
  • ķīļastes pusvārnisLatvian
  • Haʼaʼaahdę́ę́ʼ chʼagiitseenézíNavajo
  • båthaletrupialNorwegian Bokmål
  • bootstaarttroepiaalDutch
  • båtstjerttrupialNorwegian
  • Zenata Rabo di BotoPapiamento
  • wilgowron żaglosternyPolish
  • Iraúna-americanaPortuguese
  • iraúna-dos-pauisPortuguese
  • Iraúna-dos-paúisPortuguese
  • rabo-de-quilha-dos-pântanosPortuguese
  • Лодкохвостый граклRussian
  • Большой вороний дроздRussian
  • vlhovec pobrežnýSlovak
  • Širokorepi kukuruzarSerbian
  • större båtstjärtSwedish
  • Denizci KiskalTurkish
  • гракл прибережнийUkrainian
  • 宽尾拟八哥Chinese
  • 寬尾擬八哥Chinese
  • 船尾擬八哥Chinese

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Relatives of the boat-tailed grackle

Other species in the same genus Quiscalus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the boat-tailed grackle?

An adult boat-tailed grackle weighs 111.2 g – 206.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the boat-tailed grackle endangered?

The boat-tailed grackle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the boat-tailed grackle live?

The boat-tailed grackle has a recorded lifespan of 12.9 years.

What kind of animal is the boat-tailed grackle?

The boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{boat_tailed_grackle_2026,
  title = {Boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/boat-tailed-grackle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}